ABSTRACT
This paper discusses the results of a comprehensive survey of one of the largest drug-user treatment systems in the United States--the system in Los Angeles County, California, which contains more than 300 programs, covers over 4,000 square miles, and serves clients from a notably heterogeneous population of almost nine million people. The survey reported on here was distinct from similar surveys in that it provided simultaneously comprehensive and in-depth descriptions of formal treatment programs in a defined local area. The authors believe that this survey is the first local drug-user treatment program survey of its scope and magnitude in the United States.
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Substance Abuse Treatment Centers/statistics & numerical data , Substance-Related Disorders/rehabilitation , Urban Health Services/statistics & numerical data , Adult , Ambulatory Care/statistics & numerical data , Community Health Services/classification , Community Health Services/organization & administration , Community Health Services/statistics & numerical data , Efficiency, Organizational , Fees and Charges/statistics & numerical data , Health Care Surveys , Humans , Los Angeles , Mental Health Services/statistics & numerical data , Methadone/therapeutic use , Narcotics/therapeutic use , Organizational Policy , Patient Acceptance of Health Care/statistics & numerical data , Patient Selection , Personnel Staffing and Scheduling/statistics & numerical data , Residential Facilities/organization & administration , Residential Facilities/statistics & numerical data , Social Work , Substance Abuse Treatment Centers/classification , Substance Abuse Treatment Centers/organization & administration , Urban Health Services/organization & administrationABSTRACT
Syringoma of the vulva, especially as the multiple form, is a rare disorder. A review of the diagnoses in 4,500 patients from the Vulvar Clinic, Hospital de Clínicas José de San Martín, First Chair of Gynecology, Buenos Aires University, revealed only three cases, two of which were asymptomatic. The third patient, with multiple lesions and severe discomfort, is presented. With cryotherapy the lesions healed, and the patient was asymptomatic even during warm weather.
